A playful tiger named Lola found herself amused by a beanbag, tossing it around and gnawing at it at Oakland Zoo.
A mountain biker had a close encounter with a rattlesnake earlier this month in California’s Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.
A massive fire broke out at a vacant restaurant at the end of the Oceanside Pier in North County San Diego on Thursday afternoon, the Oceanside Fire Department confirmed. The nearly 2,000-foot-long wooden pier was built in 1888, and is a focal point of the beachside Southern California city not far from Camp Pendleton. "The Oceanside Fire Department is currently engaged in fighting a fire on the Oceanside Pier," the department wrote on social media Thursday. "We are asking all citizens to...
California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn't solved challenges around child care
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — A year before I-Ting Quinn’s son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her husband had the option to enroll him in “transitional kindergarten,” a program offered for free by California elementary schools for some 4-year-olds. Instead, they kept their son, Ethan, in a private
Video shows how heroic rescue teams managed to get 18-year-old Ben Longton - and his dogs - to safety after he spent nine hours trapped alone in a snowy canyon when he broke his leg. The farm worker had neared the top of the 3,209ft (978m) peak in the Lake District on March 1 this year in fine weather but faced a freak blizzard on his descent. And as he headed down paths covered by roughly 12 inches (30cm) of snow with his dogs, Dug and Bella, he tumbled down a waterfall. Ben’s dad called...
Video shows how heroic rescue teams managed to get 18-year-old Ben Longton - and his dogs - to safety after he spent nine hours trapped alone in a snowy canyon when he broke his leg. The farm worker had neared the top of the 3,209ft (978m) peak in the Lake District on March 1 this year in fine weather but faced a freak blizzard on his descent. And as he headed down paths covered by roughly 12 inches (30cm) of snow with his dogs, Dug and Bella, he tumbled down a waterfall. Ben’s dad called...
The country guitarist makes his third SNL appearance with two tracks from
A California family were shocked when their bounce house got swept away. The large play structure was yanked off the ground by 'twister-like' winds. Experts have warned homeowners to take extra precautions with the inflatables
A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000 voter signatures backing the measure, a strong indicator that it may come before California voters in November. The ballot initiative, called the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, seeks to change Proposition 47, which voters passed in 2014. It would toughen penalties for retail theft and require drug treatment...
Refurbished Apple Watch Ultra 2 units are now on sale in China – the first and only country in which the device is available refurbished directly from Apple. The refurbished models are discounted by approximately 15 percent compared to equivalent brand new configurations. Apple tests, inspects, cleans, and repackages all refurbished devices to ensure they are fully functional and in good condition, and they are covered by a one-year limited warranty and eligible for AppleCare+ coverage. ...
Chris Stapleton returned to Saturday Night Live to perform a pair of songs